Vocab Part 2

Question 1

disease caused by a pathogen (virus or bacterium)

Answer 1

Infection disease

Question 2

disease that appears in the human population for the first time or has existed for a while but is increasing rapidly

Answer 2

Emerging diseases

Question 3

Matter or energy released into the environment causing negative affects

Answer 3

Pollution

Question 4

Chemicals that cause cancer

Answer 4

Carcinogen

Question 5

Chemicals that harm embryos and fetuses

Answer 5

Teratogen

Question 6

Chemicals that affect the nervous system

Answer 6

Neurotoxin

Question 7

Buildup of large concentrations of toxic substances

Answer 7

Bioaccumulation

Question 8

Increased concentration of toxic substances with each step up the food chain

Answer 8

Biomagnification

Question 9

Movement or shaking of earth caused by moving tectonic plates

Answer 9

Earthquake

Question 10

Rock and soil slide down a slope

Answer 10

Landslide

Question 11

Large ocean wave

Answer 11

Tsunami

Question 12

Opening in earth’s crust through which lava, ash, and gasses are ejected

Answer 12

Volcano

Question 13

Type of windstorm in which a funnel of rotating air drops down from a storm cloud

Answer 13

Tornado

Question 14

Powerful storm that forms over the ocean in the tropics

Answer 14

Hurricane

Question 15

Storm that produces both lightning and thunder

Answer 15

Thunderstorm

Question 16

Mass of snow sliding down a slope

Answer 16

Avalanche